By our reporter| An unspecified number of policemen and Customs Officers were killed at various checkpoints in Rivers State by gunmen on Saturday night.
The attack on the security personnel is said to have occurred between Omagwa -Isiokpo – Elele communities in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers state, along the Port Harcourt – Owerri road.
The Rivers State Police Command who confirmed the attack in a statement, however, did not specify the number of officers killed by the gunmen.
The statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, SP Nnamdi Omoni, read, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Eboka Friday “has launched a full-scale investigation into the dastardly attack with a view to arresting the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.”
The Police added that so far, the “area is calm with reinforced and increased joint Patrols on that stretch and other areas in the state by the security agencies.”
The police further reassured that all parts of Rivers state are calm, safe, and secure.
The Area One Command of the Nigerian Customs Service in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, however, said it cannot confirm if there was an attack on its personnel.
According to the spokesman of the command, Oscar Ivara, the Omagwa-Isiokpo-Elele area of Rivers State is under the Federal Operations Unit which is headquartered in Owerri, Imo State, adding that the unit will be in the best position to state the fact.
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